Oscar Howard.jpg

I’ll fight for a song. Why not?

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Title

I’ll fight for a song. Why not?

Creator

Howard, Oscar Frederick

Format

11 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches
17 1/4 x 21 inches (framed)

Identifier

1676

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Biography

Oscar Frederick Howard was born in Syracuse, NY and died in Westport, CT. He was an illustrator and cartoonist who worked for newspapers and important magazines like the New Yorker. He was known for human activity, humor, and whimsy. He often worked in conte crayon. He studied at the Art Students League and exhibited at the Whitney Museum. He was a member of the Society of Independent Artists. Howard married Lila Audubon in 1912.

Category

WSPAC

Media

Graphite and ink wash

Media Details

Graphite and ink wash

Signature Position

Signed, lower right: 0 Howard 1930; poem by New York novelist and short story author Edward L. McKenna, verso and on mat

Donor

Carol Gluckman

Citation

Howard, Oscar Frederick, “I’ll fight for a song. Why not? ,” Westport Public Schools Digital Collections, accessed December 6, 2023, https://collections.westportps.org/items/show/1876.

Item Relations

This Item dcterms:relation Item: Staples High School
This Item dcterms:creator Item: Oscar Frederick Howard

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